Ottenfeld’s Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars By Philip Cranz
26 Pages of text and 25 color plates.
Suffering almost continuous defeat at the hands of Napoleon, the Austrian army nevertheless was never completely destroyed. In fact, its ability to recover from disaster after disaster became the bane of the Emperor’s existence. By 1813 it had reassembled itself from losing the campaigns of three coalitions against Bonaparte and as an inactive ally of his during his Russian campaign. Ultimately it was the Austrian army along with its allies from Russia, Prussia and Great Britain who entered Paris in 1814 and again in 1815. Rudolf von Ottenfeld the noted Austrian artist of the late nineteenth century has brilliantly captured the essence of this vast and disparate army. Cuirassiers, dragoons, Hussars, Ulans, the colorful Hungarian infantry and the volunteer and irregular corps of Croats and Pandours are brought to life in these 24 full color illustrations each accompanied by an informative text.
26 Pages of text and 25 color plates.
Suffering almost continuous defeat at the hands of Napoleon, the Austrian army nevertheless was never completely destroyed. In fact, its ability to recover from disaster after disaster became the bane of the Emperor’s existence. By 1813 it had reassembled itself from losing the campaigns of three coalitions against Bonaparte and as an inactive ally of his during his Russian campaign. Ultimately it was the Austrian army along with its allies from Russia, Prussia and Great Britain who entered Paris in 1814 and again in 1815. Rudolf von Ottenfeld the noted Austrian artist of the late nineteenth century has brilliantly captured the essence of this vast and disparate army. Cuirassiers, dragoons, Hussars, Ulans, the colorful Hungarian infantry and the volunteer and irregular corps of Croats and Pandours are brought to life in these 24 full color illustrations each accompanied by an informative text.